"In 2016, a total of 4,117 state and federal
prisoners died in publicly or privately
operated prisons. The number of deaths in
state prisons rose 1.3% from 2015 to 2016 (from
3,682 to 3,729), while the number of deaths in
federal prisons fell 15% (from 455 to 388). This
marked the first decrease in deaths in federal
prisons since 2012.
While the total number of state prisoners
dropped 5% from 2006 to 2016, the number of
deaths in state prisons rose 15% over that same
period. Each year from 2001 to 2016, an average
of 88% of deaths in state prisons were due to
natural causes, ranging from 89% in 2001 to 86%
in 2016. Over that same span, an average of 11%
of deaths in state prisons were due to unnatural
causes (suicide, drug or alcohol intoxication,
accidental causes, or homicide), ranging from
9% in 2001 and 2008 to 13% in 2016..."
Mortality state and federal prisons
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